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Aspectos fonoaudiológicos em um caso de artrogripose de cabeça e pescoço pediátrico

CoDAS; 30 (2), 2018
RESUMO A artrogripose é uma síndrome múltipla congênita rara que se caracteriza por uma série de malformações congênitas e enrijecimento e contrações articulares e não possui caráter progressivo. Trata-se de um estudo de caso clínico, cujo objetivo é descrever a manifestação funcional re...

Hendidura congénita de la linea media diagnóstico y manejo quirúrgico

"Introducción: la hendidura congénita de la línea media cervical es una patología infrecuente, con pocos reportes en la literatura mundial y con una incidencia menor del 2% dentro de las malformaciones congénitas. Su etiología está relacionada con defectos en la fusión de los primeros arcos branq...

Circunferência do pescoço como marcador de risco para a doença cardiovascular em mulheres na pós menopausa
Neck circumference as a risk marker for cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women

Objetivo: avaliar o desempenho da circunferência do pescoço como um preditor de resistência à insulina em mulheres na pós-menopausa. Materiais e Métodos: estudo transversal onde avaliaram-se 100 mulheres na pós-menopausa, de 40 a 83 anos. Selecionou-se a amostra por conveniência, sendo constituí...

Neck circumference as a discriminator of obesity in older women enrolled in a physical activity program

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate neck circumference (NC) as a discriminator of overweight and obesity and to establish cut-off points for physically active older women. The sample consisted of 170 older women (69.5 ± 6.8 years) practicing physical activity. Anthropometric measures (body we...

King Vision video laryngoscope for severe post burn contracture neck: an encouraging experience

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (6), 2017
Abstract Background and objectives Managing the airway of post burn contracture of the neck has always been challenging to anesthesiologists as it limits the alignment of oro-pharyngo-laryngeal axes because of functional and anatomical deformities that occur as a result of long standing contractures. He...

False-negative reactions to the comparative intradermal tuberculin test for bovine tuberculosis

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (12), 2017
According to the Brazilian National Program for the Control and Eradication of Animal Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (PNCEBT), the routine tests for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in the country are the simple intradermal tuberculin test (SITT) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Suppl...

Neck circumference, cardiometabolic risk, and Framingham risk score: Population-based study

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the association of the neck circumference with cardiometabolic risk factors and the Framingham risk score. Methods The study was a cross-sectional population-based one with 948 adults (522 women) aged 20-59 years. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, body composition, beh...

Abcesos profundos de cuello: Reporte de tres casos pediátricos

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (5), 2017
Los abscesos retro y parafaríngeos son procesos infrecuentes aunque asociados con morbilidad significativa y potencial mortalidad. En los últimos años, se ha detectado un aumento de incidencia de estas infecciones, que se debe, principalmente, a una mayor disponibilidad de la tomografía computada y a...

Tuberculosis como causa de adenopatías cervicales

La tuberculosis (TBC) es una enfermedad infecto-contagiosa de distribución mundial causada por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, y otras micobacterias atípicas. La afectación ganglionar es tardía y sus manifestaciones clínicas asociadas suelen ser inespecíficas, por eso, el diagnóstico de tuberculosis g...

Can neck circumference predict insulin resistance in older people? A cross-sectional study at primary care in Brazil

Abstract: This study focused on the correlation between neck circumference and other anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance in the elderly in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study in 411 patients seen in primary care. Anthropo...